Roller-bearing.



No. 856,291. 7 PATENTED JUNE 11, 1907.

J. A. PERKINS.

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No. 856,291 PATENTED JUNE 11, 1907. J. A. PERKINS. ROLLER BEARING.

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UNITED STATES =ATENT FFICE.

JULIUS PERKINS, OF OMAHA, NEBRASKA, ASISIGNOR, BY MESN E ASSIGN- MENTS, TO UNITED STATES ROLLER BEARING COMPANY, OF JERSEY 1 CITY, NEW JERSEY, A CORPORATION OF NEW JERSEY.

ROLLER-BEARENG.

Specification of Letters Iatent.

Patented June 11, 1907.

Application filed August 5,1903- Serial No- 168,261.

To aMjw/wm it may concern.-

Be it known that I, JULIUS A. PERKINS, a citizen of the United States, residing at Omaha, in the county of Douglas and State 5 of Nebraska, have invented an Improvement in Roller-Bearings, of which the following desc ription,-in connection with the accompanying drawings, is a specification, like letters on the drawings representing like parts. '10 This invention has for its object to im-' prove that class of bearing represented in United States Patent No. 673,220, dated April 30, 1901.

One feature among others of improvement I 5 to be herein described consists in providing a ring-shaped track-piece having two faces against one of which rolls the cylindrical bearing-rollers and the other the conical endthrust-rollers.

' Each ring-shaped double-faced track-piece has a convened back that is sustained in a concaved seat in the face of an adjustable backing-ring. I

The cage for holdin the conical end-thrust rollers is also of noveT construction, the aim being to secure the greatest strength with the least weight of metal, thecage being so con' structed as toenable each end-thrust roller to be applied to and removed from the cage independently of the others, and this without removing the cage from the shaft.

The zones of the cage are shown as having their ends united by tapering-keys occupying a position radial to the shaft, said keys pass- 3 5 ing through preferably a plurality of interlocking projections. The cage shown is beveled from its periphery inwardly toward its cent-er, the bevel correspondin substantialiy with the bevel of the tracks to be described 40 and of the conical-rollers.

The inner end of each roller-space is shaped to receive and sustain a ball-track, the jour nalat the small end of said conical roller entering the space between the balls in the track while the ends-0f the rollers contact with said balls. 1

The opposite ends of the conical-rollers exactly at right angles to the longitudinal axis thereof are acted upon by balls in other suitable ballstracks applied to each cage, said ball-tracks having a loose fit at their periphery in the cage. These ball-tracks are acted upon through hollow-bolts screwed into the cages to close the bores made therein for the reception of the conical rollers, the inner ends- 5' 5 of these bolts being so shaped as to coact with the ball-tracks to permit the latter as they are forced inwardly to assume a position exactly parallel with the shoulders at the outer ends of the bearing-rollers.

-'F or the production of a practically indestructible bearing it has been found essential that the ball-tracks containing the balls at the outer ends of the conical-rollers b'e parallelwith the shoulders sustaining the balls at the outer ends of said rollers, otherwise the pressure on the balls will vary, and if out of parallelism to any considerable extent, one ball might receive substantially all the end-- thrust, andin such case it might be broken, '70

and hence the great desirability of provision for maintaining exact parallelism between the shoulder and track surfaces.

It will be noticed that the means for insur- I ing the parallelism of the track and shoulder 7 5: include a concave and a convex surface, to be described.

Figure l in side elevation shows a casing and roller-bearing parts embodying my present invention, one half of the casing being shown in elevation, the other being broken away and showing in section one half of the interior parts of the roller-bearing; Fig. 1 shows a modification of the invention; Fig.

'2 is an cnd vicw of the bearing with the casb5 ing similarly divided to show part of one of the end-thrust rages and its series of conical bearing-rollers, the cage being shown partly in section, the section being int-he line a Fig. 1; Fig. 3 is a partial section in the line 3/, Fig. 2; Fig. 3 is a partial section in the line at, Fig. 2; Fig. l is a partial section in the line y, Fig. 2; Figs. 43 and l, in two views, show a modilied form of device for uniting the cages sustaining the end-thrust rollers; Fig. 5 is a sectional detail and elevation looking at the convened side of the track-piece Fig. 6 a detail showing. part of a track and the relief therein; Fig. 7 a detail showing part of the shaft with its collar and loo two tracks at opposite sides thereof, the outermost tracks having the relief, one of said outermost tracks being represented in sec- 1 track *6.

a detail showing a modification of my invention.

The casing B separable in any usual manner and surrounding the shaft A, is sustained iminovably against motion with relation to the ship.

The shaft A has a rigid or fixed collar a, and at each sidesaid collar, is shown as surrounded by two controllers a, a fixed thereon in any usual or suitable manner.

The controllers a and a have at their sides anti-friction washers 2, each peripherally grooved toreceive part of a band t that embraces the controllers, see Fig. 1, thus confining the washers in working position.

At each side of the collar (1 an'annular groove has been cut in which is inserted a Screws b extend through a flange left .by forming said grooves, engage the outer portion of the track and aid in retaining the same against lateral movement withrelation to the collar. 7

The casing B is cut away centrally at itsupper side to expose the movable parts of the bearing that they may be easily accessible for inspection or removal.

The ends of the casing receive first the backing-rings c, the peripheries of which fit the interior of the casing. Each of these backing-rings has a plurality of threaded holes which receive a series of adjusting means shown as screw-bolts c, the shanks of said bolts turning freely in holes in the ends inaccuracies of workmanship or slight variations innieasu'rement, and to permit the parts to be assembled with the greatest accuracy which is necessary to enable two or more endthrust bearings surrounding one shaft to work 'g b'fequally, each set taking its due proportion of pressure. So also by adjusting the backing ring-sustaining. the ring-shaped tracks, -an amount of end-play for the shaft in its beariii'gs'may be provided'for to enable one set of the conical bearing-rollers to remain at rest, as-for instance while backing the ship, while the other'set then resisting the thrust. of the shaft continues .to revolve, it being under stood that the set of conical end-thrust rollers leading in the direction of movement of the vessel are the ones thatrevolve, while the'end-thrust rollers at the opposite side of the collar on the shaft are the ones that are relieved of the end-thrust of the shaft and consequently can remain substantially-at rest.

The inner face of each backing-ring, one in each end of the casing, is concave to form a seat for the convex side of one of the double-faced track pieces'd, the face 7 of said back-piece contacting with the bearing rollers e revolv ing about the spindle of cage 6, balls 2 being interposed between the spindles and'rollers, as provided for in said patent. The convex face 6 forms part of a sphere, the center of which coincides with the oint-ofintersec tion of a line drawn through the'l'ongitudinal center of the shaft, with a"line drawn at right angles to said shaft through the-center of the enlarged collar thereon, saidlpoint be-' ing the center of the bearin Su'stain in the convex outer sideor bajc of thetrack' piece (1 in the concave seat-of" theibacking. ring enables the shaft and the bearing rollers, surrounding the same at opposite sides of'the fixed collar of the shaft to oscillate or tip;

slightly with the shaft as a whole infer-"with of suitable screws f one of which is shown in 9 5 Fig. 1. These tracks I), b, as well as the track-pieces and backing-pieces, are made of a plurality'of'segmental parts that they may be readily applied to or removed from the shaft without disturbing the latter.

To insure against deterioration of the hearing, due to any imperfections in the tracks over which the surfaces of the conical rollers travel in their planetary motion about the shaft, which inaccuracies would tend. to-exert unequal strain on the rollers and their journals and thus exert a tendency to destroy-the efficiency of the roller bearings, I have provided the tracks as shown at the meeting ends of each track segment with a space '9 or a relief, see Figs. 6 and 7, about one-sixteenth of an inch deep, and about one inch wide between the points g of said space. The points g are shown as beveled and the space 9 is gradually widened toward theinner and outer ends of the tracks toward the points of the tracks 9. This'point in the track constitutes ,a relief for the conical endthrust rollers, and on arriving opposite said spaces, enter therein, are relieved from pressure and immediately-right themselves, in case of necessity, and assume true radial positions with relation to the shaft, and on leaving the spaces, the rollers ride up the inclination onto the track and gradually'receive the pressure from a point substantially midway of their length to their ends.

The cages'H composed of a plurality of parts it, h, and carrying the conical-bearing rollers if, have at their ends interlocking 4 having at one end two projections andat the other end three projections, said pro 'jections interlocking as shown in Fig.

Each projection is provided with a key-slot, and the slots inthe interlocking projections when in line are locked by taperingkeys b the movement'of which. radially with relation to" the cage secures the ends of the two parts of the cage firmly together. .These' keys see'Figsr 2 and t'may be forced or driven inwardly and beheld in their operative positions as indicated at the'upper side of Fig. Zahd 'Fig. 4, or be held in any suitable v ma nn'er.'

Figs; 4 and)? show a modification where the wedge-shaped key is provided with a screw hfloo'sely extended therethrough and threaded at its inner end to enter the cage. When a screw it is used to adjust the key the accidental rotation of the screw may be prevented by applying to the outer end of the key' plates h one side of which contacts with one of the many faces of the head of the screw. When the key is driven in it may be held in place by means of a strap h crossing the key and confined to the exterior of the being substantially the same as the bevel of the tracks I) and b, or the taper ofthe bearing-rollers it.

Each cage will preferably be strengthened by flanges 13, 14, the flanges 13 extending completely about the cage at its periphery, while the flanges 14 are interrupted and appear only between the roller-spaces of the cage.

Each cage has a series of peripheral openings'm threaded at their interior, and a series of spaces through the sides of which are exposed the conical end-thrust-rollers that contact with the tracks I), t. Theinner portion of the cage has a series of depressions in which are located ball-cages m containing balls m that contact with shoulders at the smaller ends of the'rollers.

The openings at the outer edge of the cage receive ball-tracks m in which are introduced balls m, the journals m at the upper ends of the conical-rollers entering said ball-tracks and contacting with the balls therein, while the shoulders at the larger ends of said rollers 'and'contactmg with said balls form a ballrtrack complemental to the track m The threaded openings at the periphery of the cage, after the conical-rollers, balltracks and balls have been inserted, receive opencentered screws n and rockers n.

-tial that the inner facepf the ball-track m and the shoulder mj" of the end-thrust roller h? between which are locatedthe balls at be exactly parallel, otherwise one ball might receive all the end-thrust and be. broken. As one means for insuring this 'arallelism of the ball-track and shoulder of t 1e roller, the 1101-. low-screw n and a rocker. 'n'jhatcontacts with the outer side of the ball-race are empl'oyed, the provision of a convex and a con cave-surface as shown between the screw and the ballrace enabling the face of each ballrace to be adjusted to occupy a position exactly parallel with each shoulder at the outer end of each conical-roller.

T In Fig. 3 the inner end of the screw is shown as concaved, and the interposed rocker n as convexed, but it is obvious that i WVhen a bearing is assembled it is Very deso held as to be turned with the application of substantially the same amount of force, and to test each roller as to this feature a tool may be inserted through the hollowscrew into a nick or space in the outer journal m of the roller, and said roller turned and tested, this being done preferably when the shaft is under slight end-thrust pressure.

In the drawing Fig. 1 the interior of the cages containing the conical end-thrust rollers receive withinthem' a series of cylindrical bearing rollers 0 sustained on balls contacting with spindles and the end walls of a floating-cage 0 which has anti-friction washers at each side'. thereof. lhese.cylindrical-rollers o are effective to sustain the cage carrying the conical end-thrust rollers in its relation to the shaft whenever, for instance, the conical-rollers of that cage are relieved from pressure as. by the movement mediate ca ge controller a shown in Fi to be omitted. D" I have a series of oil holes that a lubricant may be used between the shaft, the ring, and the cage.

Preferably the ring p willof a vessel in one or the other direction, being Each ring-shaped track, (1, composed of two pieces, as best shown in Fig. 5, is provided with holes 20 through which are inserted bolts 31 onthe ends of which are applied nuts 32 having holes 38 atv their faces that may be engaged by pins of a wrench or spanner to thus turn the nuts. The upper part of the casing when broken out to expose the-cages H and collar, may be stiffened and strengthened by tie rods if. The casing sus taining the shaft and its bearing may contain oil in which the parts may run.

In the modification, Fig.1, I have shown one'cage in which the. bearing-rollers are of a length not only to sustain the ring-shaped track d, but'also the interior of the cage H carrying the end-thrust rollers. This one cage and its roller may be substituted for the two cages having shorter cylindrical rollers,

shown in Fi .1;.

Having d escribed my invention, what I' cla m and desire to secure by Letters Patent 1. Ina roller-bearing, a shaft having a collar presenting at one side a track, two cages surrounding said shaft atone side said collar, one vof said cages containing a series of bearing-rollers and the other a series of conical end-thrust-rollers, and a tipping ring-shaped-track over which travel both said bearing-rollers and said end-thrust-roll- 1 3. In a roller bearing, a set of bearing rollers, a set of end thrust rollers, a shaft having a fixed collar, a casing surrounding said shaft and having aconvex seat, and a double-faced ring shaped track. presenting a convexed back entering said seat loosely, said track being acted upon byboth said bearing rollers and said end thrust rollers. said tracks being free to turn in said seat with said roll ers to accommodate for any displacement of the longitudinal axis of the shaft.

,4. In a, roller bearing, a shaft provided with'a collar, a rigid, separable casing, a detachable backing ring therein having a concaved seat, a ring shaped track having a convexed side seated in the concavity of said backing ring, means to adjust'said backing ring in said casing and with it said ring shaped track longitudinally of said shaft, and rollers interposed between said ring shaped track and the collar on the shaft; said backing rin shaped-traoh .and rollercages having sets of rollers inter I ring-shaped track and rollersbeing movable together to accommodate for any dis' lacement of the longitudinal axis of the sha t.

5.In a roller bearing, a shaft provided with a collar; a casing, a detachable backing ring having a seat, means for adjusting longitudinally. of the shaft and maintaining said in its adjusted position, a ring seated in said backing ring,

posed directly between said ringshapedtra'ck and the periphery of said shaft, and between said track and the side of the collar.

6. In a.roller-bearing,a shaft having a collar provided at its'sides with an annular groove presenting an external flange, a track composed of a plurality of parts inserted in said groove, and means to secure said tracki in said groove against movement in the direction of the lengthof said shaft said flange preventing movement of said track parts at right angles to said shaft.

7. In a roller-bearing, a shaft having a collar, two tracks 'at one side of said collar, one track having a relief represented by a space and beveled points entering the space, and a cage having conical end-thrust-rollers interposed between said tracks.

8. In a roller bearing, a shaft having a collar, two tracks at one side of said collar,

one track havinga relief presenting two points and a space, the latter being gradually widened toward' the inner and I outer edges of the track from said point.

9.'In a roller bea ring, a cage having'a series of spaces, end thrust rollers mounted in said spaces and having ball sustaining shoulders at right angles to the longitudinal axis of said rollers, loose ball tracks and balls to travel over said shoulders and contact with the journals of said rollers, and means to insure parallelism between the inner face of the outermost ball track and the shoulder at the outer end of said end thrust roller.

'10. In a roller bearing, an end thrust cage having a series of spaces, end thrust conical rollers mounted in said spaces and, having ball sustaining shoulders at right angles to the longitudinal axis of said rollers, loosely sustained ball tracks and. balls therein contacting with the shoulders and journals of said rollers, a screw, and a device interposed between'said screw and the outer side of said ball track, said'screw and device presenting one a convex, and the other a coneave, surface to operate substantially as described.

.11. In a roller bearing, a cage havin a series of spaces, end thrust rollers mountec in said spacesv and having shoulders at right an:

gles to the longitudinal axis of said rollers,the

journals of said rollers projecting beyond said shoulders, but being maintained within the preiphe'ry of said cage, loosely sustained ball tracks and balls therein contactingwith the shoulder of said rollers, a hollow screw,

and a hollow device, both carried by said tomatically movable to insure parallelism between the face .of the outermost ball track and the shoulder at the outer end of said end thrust roller, the openin s in the nut and said device permitting t e journal of the roller to be engaged when it is desired to turn the roller without turning the cage.

12. In a roller bearing, a cage having roller spaces, a series of conical end thrust rollers located in said spaces, and having shoulders at right angles to the'longitudinal axis of said rollers, loosely sustained ball tracks, and balls inter osed between said tracks and the journals o said rollers, and a series of screws, said screws being hollow to receive a device by which to engage and turn the rollers.

13. In a roller-bearing, a cage composed of a plurality of segments having roller-receiving-s aces, each segment havlng at its ends inter ocking projections, and radial wedge shaped keys enterin spaces in said projections and confining together. j

14. In a roller-bearing, a cage composed of a plurality of segments having roller-receiving-spaces, each segment havmg atits ends interlocking projections, and radial wedge shaped keys entering spaces in said projections and confining the cage segments rigldly e cage segments rigidly together, and means to secure said keys in their operative position.

15. In a roller-bearing, a shaft having a collar presenting at one side a track, two cages surrounding said shaft at one side said collar, a series of bearing rollers in one of said cages and a series of conical end-thrust rollers in the other of said cages, and a tipping ring-shaped-track interposed between said bearing-rollers and said end-thrust-rollers,

and aseri'es of bearing-rollers interposed between the shaft and the interior of the cage carrying the end-thrust-rollers.

16. In a roller bearing, a cage composed of segments having at each end a plurality of projections provided with holes, the holes in all the projections when interlocked occupying a position in line one with the other, and

a radial key inserted in all the holes of all the projections,

17. In a roller bearing, a cage composed of segments having at each end a plurality of projections provided with holes, the holes in all the projections when interlocked occupying a position in line one with the other, and a radial key inserted in all the holes 'of all the projections, and means to lock the key in its operative position. I

i In testimony whereof, I have signed my name to this specification, in the presence of two subscribing Witnesses.

JULIUS A. PERKINS.

Witnesses GEO. W. GREGORY, Louisa ROTHSTEIN. 

